Ilhan Omar Claims

Fight for Medicare for All and a single-payer healthcare system that guarantees quality care for every American.

policy 1 occurrences 5 evidence delivered · same_term

Expand Medicare so every resident of the United States has guaranteed access to care, including dental, vision, prescription drug, reproductive care, and maternal care benefits, with no out-of-pocket costs.

policy 1 occurrences 4 evidence never · same_term

Codify Roe v. Wade, ensure no-cost contraception, provide abortion coverage regardless of income or insurance, eliminate the Hyde Amendment, and prevent reinstatement of the global gag rule.

policy 2 occurrences 6 evidence never · same_term

Provide comprehensive, medically accurate sex education to young people.

policy 1 occurrences 3 evidence never · same_term

Work to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable by shortening drug patent life, expanding prescription drug importation from Canada, allowing Medicare to negotiate all drug prices, requiring pricing transparency, and enforcing antitrust laws.

policy 1 occurrences 2 evidence partial · same_term

Fund universal prekindergarten programs nationwide and guarantee affordable child care for working families with young children.

policy 1 occurrences 1 evidence never

Fund full-day, full-year Head Start programming.

spending 1 occurrences 2 evidence never · same_term

Ensure childcare workers are fully trained and paid a living wage.

policy 1 occurrences 2 evidence never · same_term

Invest in early childhood education and student support programs.

spending 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Provide universal school meals to every student year-round.

policy 3 occurrences 0 evidence

Rebuild public schools' crumbling infrastructure so all kids have a safe and quality learning environment.

spending 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Expand access to high-speed broadband to bring schools into the 21st century and encourage digital learning.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Guarantee tuition-free and debt-free two- and four-year public colleges and universities.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Expand funding for federal Pell Grants and ensure they can cover all college expenses.

spending 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Pass a student debt cancellation act to cancel all existing student debt in the U.S.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Achieve 100% renewable energy nationwide.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Make sure the United States maximizes the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act, especially in environmental justice communities.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Invest in access to renewable energy for communities most impacted by climate change and ensure renewable energy is affordable for all.

spending 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Prohibit new extraction of fossil fuels and fossil fuel infrastructure projects.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Ensure the United States honors its commitments to the Paris Climate Agreement and leads the world in the fight against the climate crisis.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Transition workers from the fossil fuel economy into the green economy.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

End fossil fuel corporate tax subsidies.

spending 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Invest in a Green New Deal that creates millions of jobs for workers in the fossil fuel economy and workers currently shut out of the economy.

spending 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Invest directly in areas harmed by environmental racism.

spending 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Create an international Loss and Damage Fund to support countries facing irreparable harm from the climate crisis.

spending 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Stop mining and infrastructure projects that violate Indigenous treaty rights and increase reliance on fossil fuels.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Ensure communities of color have access to job training and placement programs in the clean energy sector.

spending 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Advance transit and pedestrian transportation options and address the historic impacts of racist highway construction.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Create zero-waste communities.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Continue advancing legislation like the Zero Waste Act.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Invest in solutions that address the waste epidemic plaguing the country.

spending 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Allow cities to build recycling infrastructure or partner with local businesses to reduce waste.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Expand participation in recycling and composting programs.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Abolish ICE and end inhumane deportation and detention programs.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Hold DHS officials accountable for abuses committed during Operation Metro Surge.

oversight 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Prosecute federal officials accused of physical and sexual assault of detainees.

oversight 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Oppose further militarization of the border and any expansion of the southern border wall.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Protect sanctuary cities and counties by preventing a presidential administration from withholding federal funding.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Fight back against criminalization of immigration and border crossing.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Establish a fair and accessible pathway to legal status and citizenship for DREAMers, TPS recipients, and undocumented immigrants.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Speed up immigration processing and end arbitrary limits on family-based and employment-based green cards.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Prevent future presidents from weaponizing discretionary programs against people based on race, religion, or nationality.

oversight 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Expand the number of refugees and asylum-seekers admitted to the United States.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Adopt community-based alternatives to detention.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Prohibit school lunch shaming.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Designate controlled-environment agriculture, including vertical farming, as a high-priority research area.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Block proposed increases to poultry processing line speeds, remove proposed increases in pork processing line speeds, and prohibit substantially similar future rules.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Double the funding for Food for Peace.

spending 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Continue pushing for the Pentagon to pass an audit before it spends any more taxpayer money.

oversight 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Raise the national minimum wage to $17 an hour.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Establish a national paid family leave program and ensure every worker has access to sick days.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Ensure fair scheduling standards across all industries.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Strengthen equal pay laws, including through the Paycheck Fairness Act, and enact stronger wage theft and recovery laws.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Invest in worker-owned cooperatives that give employees a stronger say in their working conditions and future.

spending 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Limit the CEO-to-worker pay ratio.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Create a federal jobs guarantee program.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Pass the PRO Act so that every worker can collectively bargain for better working conditions.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Fully fund the Department of Labor so it can protect workers around wage enforcement, hour regulations, and workplace safety.

spending 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Strengthen workers' right to strike for basic workplace improvements and improve remedies for retaliation.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Expand the legal definition of an employee to prevent the misclassification of workers as independent contractors.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Ban right-to-work legislation.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act and break up big banks that are too big to fail.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Create a more progressive tax system by increasing income tax for the wealthiest Americans.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Repeal the Republican's 2017 tax scheme.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Close loopholes in the current tax code.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Repeal fossil fuel tax breaks.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Strengthen the estate tax to limit the amount of inter-generational wealth that can be accumulated in the wealthiest families.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence

Establish a tax on Wall Street's risky transactions and speculative investment.

policy 1 occurrences 0 evidence